May 20, 2012

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Daniel L. “Danny” Gardner served as a communication specialist at Mississippi State University for 25 years before retiring at the end of June 2005. In retirement, Gardner has become a somewhat cynical, albeit widely read columnist and part-time teacher of impressionable college students at MSU. You can follow him on his blog on the Clarion-Ledger website, or send him an email. … [Read More...]

Recent Columns

Voters Need More Than One Party Solutions

When Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) spoke at Mississippi State University last year, he drew an overflowing auditorium of enthusiastic students on a night filled with thunderstorms and bad weather. As a college lecturer familiar with students’ attendance habits, I had anticipated a much smaller crowd. Many of his lines drew wild applause and even standing ovations. He stated plainly there’s … [Read More...]

Mr. Obama Dances in the End Zone

In the ad promoting President Obama as the hero American President who got Osama bin Laden, Bill Clinton says if the raid had not been successful it would have been bad for Mr. Obama. Bad for Mr. Obama? What about the Seals who made the raid? Would they have just become collateral damage? Bad for Mr. Obama? How so? Politically? What about the Seals’ families? Would they have felt the same … [Read More...]

We’re All Laodiceans Now

We’re all the 1%. Everyone born and raised in America should thank God he or she was placed here in this country. Before complaining about how bad things are here, or pitting the so-called 99% against the 1%, one should open his eyes to reality in our world today. Americans are materialistically rich and morally bankrupt. Did you know that the poorest 5% of Americans are richer than nearly … [Read More...]